Wiretaps Show Pritzker Talked Political Appointment With Blagojevich: Report

Democratic candidate for Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker discussed various political appointments with now-incarcerated Gov. Rod Blagojevich in a series of phone calls obtained by the Chicago Tribune.

(Published Wednesday, May 31, 2017)

Democratic candidate for governor JB Pritzker changed his schedule Thursday, a move that's raising questions one day after a Chicago Tribune report was released surrounding his alleged telephone recordings with former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Pritzker's team said he double-booked events Thursday night, but Ald. Nick Sposato said he had been planning a meeting with Pritzker and labor leaders and Northwest Side committeemen for more than a month.

Sposato received a phone call late Wednesday afternoon from a Pritzker staffer looking to reschedule the meeting.

Sposato says he's "not sure he will" reschedule, however, because it's difficult to coordinate all of the schedules of the 25 to 30 police, fire, labor leaders and committeemen he had invited.